J jhutch Jack Dempsey MFK Member Apr 26, 2007 1,323 1 38 New York aquaticmadness.com Apr 30, 2007 #1 I live outside town and I do not have city water. All I have is a well. Can I use sulfur water for my tanks? My feeder fish all live in it fine but I hate to risk my large catfish if it isn't going to be healthy for them.
I live outside town and I do not have city water. All I have is a well. Can I use sulfur water for my tanks? My feeder fish all live in it fine but I hate to risk my large catfish if it isn't going to be healthy for them.
D Dr Joe Feeder Fish MFK Member Mar 8, 2006 10,664 9 0 73 Sixty Miles South of Tampa Florida Apr 30, 2007 #2 Do you use aeration of the well water for your own use? Have you had the water tested for any other chemicals?
Do you use aeration of the well water for your own use? Have you had the water tested for any other chemicals?
J jhutch Jack Dempsey MFK Member Apr 26, 2007 1,323 1 38 New York aquaticmadness.com Apr 30, 2007 #3 I rent this house but we do use the water for cool aid and juice
D Dr Joe Feeder Fish MFK Member Mar 8, 2006 10,664 9 0 73 Sixty Miles South of Tampa Florida Apr 30, 2007 #4 Must not be anywhere's as bad as what we have here then. Any iron content? (rusty stains in the sink/tub) Make an aging tank outside and use a showerhead on the end of the hose to fill it, then put and airstone in it to aerate it for a day or two. You can get whole house two stage filters from HomeDepot or Lowes relatively cheap to filter out most things too. Dr Joe .
Must not be anywhere's as bad as what we have here then. Any iron content? (rusty stains in the sink/tub) Make an aging tank outside and use a showerhead on the end of the hose to fill it, then put and airstone in it to aerate it for a day or two. You can get whole house two stage filters from HomeDepot or Lowes relatively cheap to filter out most things too. Dr Joe .
J jhutch Jack Dempsey MFK Member Apr 26, 2007 1,323 1 38 New York aquaticmadness.com Apr 30, 2007 #5 Definately rusty stains in the tub! Bad too. And a lot of sediment comes out of the faucets.
D Dr Joe Feeder Fish MFK Member Mar 8, 2006 10,664 9 0 73 Sixty Miles South of Tampa Florida Apr 30, 2007 #6 Look into the cartridge filter set http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=89374-43568-WHCF-DWH&lpage=none put two in series, one for sediment the second for sulfur and other minerals. And if you install it right you can take it with you when you move. I have one set-up as a portable unit that hooks to a garden hose. Dr Joe .
Look into the cartridge filter set http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=89374-43568-WHCF-DWH&lpage=none put two in series, one for sediment the second for sulfur and other minerals. And if you install it right you can take it with you when you move. I have one set-up as a portable unit that hooks to a garden hose. Dr Joe .